Adipositas - Der Leidensweg der dicken Kinder

How does childhood and adolescent obesity develop? Is there a difference to being overweight? What are the treatment options for children and adolescents? What are the typical behavior patterns? In addition to the medical-scientific basics, different forms of therapy are presented. This book is intended to provide an insight into the suffering of obese children and adolescents, in order to present the social background of the affected children within their environment and the pedagogical interventions on the part of medical care. In order to understand the situation of overweight and obese children in its complexity, it is necessary to understand obesity as an addiction. Target groups: -teachers -educators -parents -kindergartens -day care centers -primary schools.